program is set to begin with a single flight on january 12. 180 cubans will pay for a flight to el zalvador and a bus ticket to mexico. the 550 fee covers visas. >> we have been very clear from the beginning. the government or any other government is going to cover the travel cost for these people. >> reporter: the migrants have been stranded since november 15 when nicuagura refused to give them transit visa. they benefit from an old and outdated law that allows them to apply for residency if they just make it to the united states. no other migrants have that right. this woman is five months pregnant and wants to get to the u.s. soon. >> translation: i was going to leave before i got pregnant. everyone says i was crazy for risking my life and my child's, but the truth is i am doing it for my baby who will thank me one day. >> reporter: migrants find ways to pass the time, but what they really want is to be back on their way north. officials say they don't know when other flights will follow. it will be aat least a week, they say, after the pilot flight on 12 january. it is a waiting game fo